Soviet Navy: The Missing Ramius Letter

Twenty-six years ago Captain 1st Rank Marko Aleksandrovich Ramius, commanding officer of the ballistic missile submarine Krasnoye Oktyabrskaya, posted a letter to the head of Main Political Administration (MPA) of the Soviet Navy. Novelist Tom Clancy introduced the letter in his classic The Hunt for Red October, published in late 1984.

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Norman Polmar is an analyst, consultant, and author specializing in naval, aviation, and science and technology issues. He has been a consultant or advisor on naval-related issues to three U.S. senators, the Speaker of the House, and the Deputy Counselor to the President, as well as to the Director of the Los Alamos National Laboratory. He has written or coauthored more than fifty published books and numerous articles on naval, aviation, technology, and intelligence subjects.

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